123 - - 121. Start of the Competition

Here comes the tournament.

When I woke up at the inn, the ochazuke had already left. I knew it would be difficult to have everyone together because of work, but I still miss them a little during the event.

The competition for the job Shin was in must have already ended. There was talk of going to a party match together, but Kikuhime! v!? (versus other people) and my return time was uncertain, so that the talk was soon dropped.

Since then, I spent my time gathering funds and materials for the clan house, distributing accessories, receiving a new staff from Julius, a sword from Ruba that I could not equip yet, and a set of pants, boots, and small hands from Garganos.

When I realized that I would not be able to come home from work on the day I was scheduled to stay on the island, I hurriedly extended my own stay and logged out there. I wondered if I could have tried to visit the Castle of Dreams if I was alone while I was working in the real world.

More than anything else, I just noticed that the use of the transfer plate in the arena is permitted for those who are ranked S or higher in the arena. I've wasted a lot of money.

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Changed by [design embodiment] to Garganos' design.

Accessories are

Dragon ring<<>

<> with Fire Polyp drop to strengthen the fire attribute, with fire resistance, and >.

<>.

On the chest <.

Weapons are

<>, two Rank 36 staffs newly made for me by the boy Julius.

The only thing floating around is the pants, but they are very good for a player maid, and I ended up buying them at Dahlia's next door. The original pants were all black leather with embroidery of a mixture of water patterns and feathers around the outer thighs, but now they are white pants with a garganos design to match the <.

The <> are interesting because they have [Levitation] attached to them, and they also have a 20% increase in speed and magic attack power. The magic attack power has a high base value, so the 20% effect is significant, but if you are looking at speed, the <> is superior. I have learned that it is very easy to be faster than <> in a trial arena challenge, so I will not exchange it.

<> can be replaced because it increases both intelligence and dexterity, but if we look at dexterity alone, > is a little better. Since the white equipment given to me by the gods should be much better than the others in terms of intelligence, I will take dexterity.

I put a good jewelry from a boss drop on <>, which had been left on the pedestal for a long time without being attached to anything. The effect of the hair ornament itself is "does not cancel the effect of the attached jewelry", which is similar to the effect of <>, and the effects that cancel each other, such as anti-attributes, are reflected as they are.

With , the damage from fire attribute is halved, and damage effects from climate such as scorching heat and terrain such as lava are also nullified, so the risk of being damaged by fire has been reduced dramatically.

To top it all off, I strengthened my own ring of intelligence +6 and ring of power +6. My left pinky finger is free, but I gave it up because the effect of ordinary ability-enhancing rings seems to be canceled if you put three rings on it. It is good that I can hide it, but now I am wearing 5 rings. Is it possible to get a ring of chrome hearts or something in the same line?

The cane has a great balance of length, thickness of the handle and weight, which I like. One is the cane with the head of Christina's ruby that I gave her, which strengthens the fire attribute and magical attack, and the other is the cane with the head of aquamarine, which strengthens the water attribute and intelligence. The aquamarine was obtained by selling the two rubies I had given him, and Julius apologized for his selfishness, but I told him not to worry about it, since I would rather have a wand with different attributes than one with the same attributes.

I would like to equip three lightning wands one of these days, and drop some range magic with a charge, but I'm still in the process of leveling up all of the wands.

I have already given him the black opal and other gems from the labyrinth and the oak branch from the place where my island will be, and have already asked him for a new staff. This was fine with me, as I had a clear bill, but Garganos refused to accept the payment, saying, "I've done a great job for my eyes and for the craftsman. I had no choice but to leave some gems that could be used for production along with the sake. I'll have to think of something later.

Ruba was working on the second sword and could hardly talk, so I left some snacks on his desk.

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He finishes equipping and summons White, asking for his opinion on how it looks.

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I was gobbled up.

He transfers to the arena with White on his shoulder. When I tell him that we are going to the arena, he declares that he will disappear except for me. I check my equipment and join the clan conversation. Why are there only three people in the room besides me? The time is a quarter of an hour before the start of the tournament and I am able to return home in time to participate from the beginning without using my seeding right. Since I have already entered the tournament, all I need to do is to be in the arena and the final confirmation window will open when the draw is made.

Homura: Good evening!

Ochazuke: Good evening

Peter: Good evening.

Shin: Oh!

Homura: Where are Leo and Kikuhime?

Shin: Both of them went to the bathroom before we started.

Homura: I see.

There were several arena attendants in the room with the transfer plates and they were captured. We were greeted as if we were standing on a plank of wood and brought to a private room, or rather a box seat. It seems that the S rank and above are treated as special guests, and the passage to this room was separated from the general guests. We had tickets for the general seats, which were numbered consecutively with those of Peter and the others, but we gave up the idea of joining the general seats early because of the sheer number of people in the general seats and the aisles seen from the box seats.

Just as I took my seat, the drum roll to start the convention started.

Homura: I don't think I'll be able to join you now.

Ochazuke: Yeah, we had a hard time getting to our seats even though we came a little early.

Peter: If we had been standing, we would have been crushed.

Shin: But if we couldn't get to our seats, it looked like it would be hard to watch the lobby.

Homura: The seats themselves were prepared because I had given my rank to the organizers through pre-registration, so there was no problem.

Kikuhime: I'm back!

Homura: Welcome back.

Ochazuke: Okaoka

Chrysanthemum Princess: Welcome back, Homura!

Homura: So, it looks like the seats that have been reserved can fit a full party.

Peter: I can't w

Ochazuke: I can't move from my seat anymore.

Homura: It's a pity, because it's quite comfortable.

I've been rejected. The box seats are quite spacious, and I can't help but smell a bit of a bachelor here. Well, as I've already changed my clothes and put on my mask, I think it's better not to be with you so that I don't cause you any trouble.

But the chairs are big, with ottomans to put your feet up, with side tables that can be moved forward, and black plates on the side tables that bring up menu windows when you touch them. ...... Anyway, cold hand towels and iced tea, Ordered french fries.

At the bottom of the potted seating area, in the middle of the competition floor, the prince of the land begins his address. As soon as he begins, a close-up of the prince appears in a huge window above the floor. The competition will be shown on this big screen. I notice that the same image is also shown in the window from which I have just selected the menu. The screen switches back to the menu.

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I quickly serve myself a cup of apple tea. Cute guy.

I take White back in my lap and place the tea on the side table so that he can drink it easily. He has a nice coat today. He's so soft and fluffy. I put my hand in the base of his paw from behind to support him as he stretches himself on the table, so that I can enjoy his soft and fluffy fur even more than in other places.

You can choose between cold and hot hand towels, and there is a wide selection of drinks from wine to those with names you have never heard of, and even people are on the menu. What is it with the race, s*x, skin color, hair color, breast size, age, and outfit? Hey, the box seats here have no glass in front of them to begin with, and the air conditioning is working, though I don't know how they do it.

Ah, but a massage is nice, a massage. It's right after work. No, but this is an arena where until recently there was a trap for 18 year olds, let's stop.

I'm tempted to play harem with five or six beautiful women, but I'm too timid to do it.

While I was commenting on the menu to myself, Prince Fagat's opening speech for the tournament was over. It seems that he was the king who opened the whole tournament a few days ago. The battles with the demons, the stages of restraints with handicaps, and the performances of the masters have been finished by yesterday. Today, there will be two types of competitions: individual and party competitions.

Homura: By the way, what was Shin's result?

Shin: Lost in the third round~!

Peter: Gilweitzer W., winner of the fist division

Shin: I hit him in the third round and lost!

Homura: That's too bad.

Ochazuke: The fencer's final was quite a spectacle!

Kikuhime: The swordsman and the sorcerer were won by the residents.　

Ochazuke: In the battle of recovery, the White Rabbit's beastman was a mace master.

Peter: The challenge of the dragon ring was to avoid monsters and heal their allies.

Ochazuke: I can only be puzzled if the Holy King is a mace warrioress in terms of his profession.

Kikuhime: It was interesting to see a shield player in the fist fighter's division for some reason.

Leo: Thank you so much!

Homura: Welcome back!

Shin: Oh, you feel better now.

Kikuhime: welcome back!

Peter: Oka!

Ochazuke: Welcome back!

I'll put in a congratulatory message to Gilweitzer later.

After the prince, the facilitator explains the competition window, or rather how to bet from the window, and the screen changes from showing the odds of betting to a screen confirming participation in the competition.

The player who chooses "Individual" or "Party" is automatically assigned to one participant.

After that, the lottery for block division begins if the player chooses "Yes". The competition is about to start, despite a few unforeseen circumstances.

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<<< hmm? >>

I shouldn't have thought of it while I was thinking of the cute white paw paw screen touch .......

I was not allowed to think that I had a cute little white paw print.

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I will be competing in the overall party competition as a soloist.